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Cartoons, blogs and musings of interest to gallery staff, museum staff, front of house staff... contains many often cathartic sharing of experiences.

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Lesser known? Poor books, I own both, plus Churches and Cathedrals!
Helen Day@LBFlyawayhomeJan 10
Two lesser known books today, both illustrated by Ronald Lampitt (1972)
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St Nicholas, shown here resurrecting three boys from a pickling tub, became known for genorosity and protecting children. Such stories shaped Europe’s Sinterklaas, which evolved into Santa Claus and eventually, Father Christmas. 🎅 MS. Douce 51 fol. 069v #MedievalMonday
A manuscript depicting St Nicholas standing over a tub with three young boys inside who he has resurrected, set within the letter B on a page.

ALT A manuscript depicting St Nicholas standing over a tub with three young boys inside who he has resurrected, set within the letter B on a page.

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October 4th, The Battle of Cable Street, seems like a date we should hold much stronger in British memory. Especially now. Stand up, shout out, they shall not pass. Image taken at People's History Museum
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Snorted a giggle? Yes Immature of me? Yes Sharing here for you to gauge your maturity this morning as well? Yes. Thanks Erewash Museum
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Laughing at museum mannequins can be low hanging fruit. Do not laugh at this one. Perhaps exorcise it. attendantsview.weebly.com/ca…
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Loving that one response to finding vaults under the new London Museum was "a number of options were considered for the vaults, including closing them again." AKA "Nope. Shut that door. What vast rat infested sub-London tunnel network? " museumsassociation.org/museu…

London Museum to create immersive exhibition in rediscovered vaults - Museums Association

Subterranean gallery will showcase ‘never-before-seen archaeological treasures’

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It's worth thinking about taking a vitamin D supplement through the winter, as many of us in the UK work in situations which prevent us from getting sufficient daylight and natural vitamin D. It helps your body do a lot of baseline things, pretty good stuff!
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Opening tonight ⁦@MAAB_GALLERY⁩
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Wish me luck as I navigate responding to feedback about a promotion to engage volunteers, where existing volunteers have made more suggestions than we can fit in the leaflet, and as a bonus used the phrase "something like the pointing Lord Kitchener image". (Enthusiasm is good)
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We're so excited for you to see this year's Christmas decorations, now available in our Museum shop! 😍
A pink felt dinosaur smiling with white teeth, holding two presents, hanging on a green Christmas tree

ALT A pink felt dinosaur smiling with white teeth, holding two presents, hanging on a green Christmas tree

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Thei did the Mash! Thei did the Monstere Mash. The Monstere Mash: Beholde, sepulchral smasshe! Thei did the Mash, and it kaughte on most fast - Lo, heare the Mash! Forsooth, the Monstere Mash!
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John McCafferty@jdmccafferty28 Oct 2024
28 Oct 1546: d. James Butler 9th Earl #Ormond at Holborn #London after a banquet #otd 17 of hid followers also died of poisoning, no-one has ever worked out who was the culprit (Royal Collection, HM CIII)
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Meanwhile, over on TikTok a flick through a 15th Century grimoire: tiktok.com/@bodleianlibrarie…. Happy Halloween indeed, folks!

TikTok · Bodleian Libraries

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Dickens Museum@DickensMuseum12 Oct 2024
Many things have changed since the Victorian era, but our love of cute animal pictures hasn’t!🥹🐾 These adorable pictures were in part collected by Charles Dickens’s daughter, Katie Perugini. Find out more in our current exhibition, Faithful Companions dickensmuseum.com/blogs/all-…
Sepia photo of a dog with dark, curly fur sleeping on a wooden deck.

ALT Sepia photo of a dog with dark, curly fur sleeping on a wooden deck.

Sepia photo of two small white kittens. They are curled up together on the back of a sofa, and they are both looking to the right.

ALT Sepia photo of two small white kittens. They are curled up together on the back of a sofa, and they are both looking to the right.

Sepia photo of a small dog with dark scruffy fur. It is sitting on a chair and looking determinedly into the distance.

ALT Sepia photo of a small dog with dark scruffy fur. It is sitting on a chair and looking determinedly into the distance.

Sepia photo of a small dog with long white fur. It is sitting on a padded chair and looking directly into the camera, with a solemn expression.

ALT Sepia photo of a small dog with long white fur. It is sitting on a padded chair and looking directly into the camera, with a solemn expression.

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Aged 18 – 25? We want to chat about museums. Fill out our 12 minute survey and be in with a chance to win a £50 voucher! Your response will help shape an updated version of our Manifesto, which is signed by over 1000 museums in the UK & internationally. surveymonkey.com/r/LB52X8G
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Dr Hayley Lewis@Haypsych7 Oct 2024
It's National #WorkLife Week, in the UK. Here's a #sketchnote I drew summarising the 4 types of breaks one study suggests can help our energy and emotions at work buff.ly/3YeBAay #WorkLifeBalance #Psychology
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There's an actual new cartoon! It's about bums. Oh, and label placement in Exhibitions. Extract below, full thing at: attendantsview.weebly.com/ca…
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October is finally here, and you know what that means - it's officially The Big Draw Festival month! 🎉🍂🖍🌍 The Big Draw Festival is the world’s largest drawing festival, and guess what? Everyone can take part! 1/5🧵 thebigdraw.org/about-the-big…
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Call for case studies on museum wellbeing programmes 🌞 To support the development of a new online course, we’re looking for case studies of good practice – including programmes for staff, volunteers, freelancers and communities ✅ Submit yours 👉 ow.ly/AFxY50TBqz7
A person uses a screen interface in a museum space with large wooden beams overhead

ALT A person uses a screen interface in a museum space with large wooden beams overhead

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